Question

What are the consequences of the following conditions? (a) A cell containing higher water concentration than the surrounding medium (b) A cell having lower water concentration than the surrounding medium. (c) A cell having equal water concentration to its surrounding medium.

Answer 1

(a) (i) When a cell possess higher water concentration than the surrounding medium then exosmosis occurs in the cell due to difference in concentration and cell shrinks.

(ii) When a cell has low water concentration than surrounding medium then endosmosis occurs that results in the swelling of the cell.

(iii) A cell having equal water concentration to its surrounding medium will not show any changes.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation: (a) the cell will shrink due to osmosis

(B) the cell will swell and burst (animal cell is considered here

(C) nothing will happen to cell it will remain in same size

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